| stimulant | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus | any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action. |
| ~ information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction. |
| ~ elicitation, evocation, induction | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors.; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" |
| ~ kick | the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs).; "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick" |
| ~ turn-on | something causing excitement or stimulating interest. |
| ~ negative stimulation, turnoff | something causing antagonism or loss of interest. |
| ~ conditioned stimulus | the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response. |
| ~ reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, reinforcement | (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it. |
| ~ discriminative stimulus, cue | a stimulus that provides information about what to do. |
| ~ positive stimulus | a stimulus with desirable consequences. |
| ~ negative stimulus | a stimulus with undesirable consequences. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. excitant, stimulant, stimulant drug | a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process. |
| ~ amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression. |
| ~ analeptic | a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system. |
| ~ aphrodisiac | a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire. |
| ~ butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite | a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers. |
| ~ drug | a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic. |
| ~ african tea, arabian tea, kat, khat, qat, quat, cat | the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant.; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" |
| ~ methylphenidate, ritalin | central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children. |
| ~ popper | a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite). |
| adj. | 3. stimulant, stimulating | that stimulates.; "stimulant phenomena" |
| ~ stimulative | capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent. |
| splatter | | |
| n. (event) | 1. spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering | the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively.; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. dab, splash, splatter | a small quantity of something moist or liquid.; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| v. (contact) | 3. slop, spill, splatter | cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container.; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" |
| ~ disgorge, shed, spill | cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over.; "spill the beans all over the table" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ spill, run out | flow, run or fall out and become lost.; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" |
| v. (contact) | 4. plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh, swash | dash a liquid upon or against.; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" |
| ~ puddle | make a puddle by splashing water. |
| ~ slosh around, slush around, slush, slosh | spill or splash copiously or clumsily.; "slosh paint all over the walls" |
| ~ disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust | distribute loosely.; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" |
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